High vulnerability of juvenile Nathusius’ pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus...
[abstract] Large numbers of bats are killed by wind turbines globally, yet the specific demographic consequences of wind turbine mortality are still unclear. In this study, we compared characteristics...
View ArticleWind turbines and adverse health effects: Applying Bradford Hill’s criteria...
In the absence of a direct means of assessing causality by experiment, Dumbrille, McMurtry, and Krogh [1] have resorted to the nine criteria devised [2] by the English Statistician, Austin Bradford...
View ArticleGeluid van industriële windturbines: De relatie met gezondheid [Industrial...
[English abstract] Climate targets will provide the Netherlands with more and higher industrial wind turbines that produce various ‘side effects’, including noise pollution and annoyance. Especially...
View ArticleResponses of birds and mammals to long-established wind farms in India #IND
Abstract: Wind turbines have been recognised as an alternative and clean-energy source with a low environmental impact. The selection of sites for wind-farm often creates serious conservation concerns...
View ArticleUnravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the...
Highlights Offshore wind farms (OWF) pose serious environmental risks to the Mediterranean Sea. OWF models cannot be simply imported from the northern European seas to other seas. OWF should be...
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Beton und Stahl für den Windrad-Bau in der Wilstermarsch [Concrete and steel...
Die Arbeiten am Fundament dauern noch bis Ende des Jahres. Im Hintergrund der Ankerkorb für das 122 Meter hohe Windrad. © NDR, Foto: Sven Jachmann Der Beton kommt über eine meterhohe Pumpe. © NDR,...
View ArticleNoel Uren and John Zakula v Bald Hills Wind Farm #AUS
Supreme Court of Victoria, VSC 145, 25 March 2022 TORTS – Nuisance – Private – Wind farm operated by defendant – Plaintiffs complain noise from wind turbines disturbs sleep – Substantial interference...
View ArticleVulnerability of avian populations to renewable energy production #CA #CAN...
Abstract: Renewable energy production can kill individual birds, but little is known about how it affects avian populations. We assessed the vulnerability of populations for 23 priority bird species...
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Hotspots in the grid: Avian sensitivity and vulnerability to collision risk...
Abstract Wind turbines and power lines can cause bird mortality due to collision or electrocution. The biodiversity impacts of energy infrastructure (EI) can be minimised through effective...
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Root Causes and Mechanisms of Failure of Wind Turbine Blades: Overview
Abstract – A review of the root causes and mechanisms of damage and failure to wind turbine blades is presented in this paper. In particular, the mechanisms of leading edge erosion, adhesive joint...
View ArticleEffects of Anthropogenic Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) on the Early...
Abstract – Proposed offshore windfarm sites could overlap with the brooding and spawning habitats of commercially important crustacea, including European lobster, Homarus gammarus and Edible crab,...
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Impact assessments of wind farms on seabird populations that overlook...
Abstract – Population viability analyses (PVA) are now routinely used during the consenting process for offshore wind energy developments to assess potential impacts to vulnerable species, such as...
View ArticleWind turbines without curtailment produce large numbers of bat fatalities...
Abstract – Bats are protected by national and international legislation in European countries, yet many species, particularly migratory aerial insectivores, collide with wind turbines which counteracts...
View ArticleCurtailment and acoustic deterrents reduce bat mortality at wind farms #IL
Abstract – The impacts of wind energy on bat populations is a growing concern because wind turbine blades can strike and kill bats, and wind turbine development is increasing. We tested the...
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No emission reduction gained from increasing wind and solar #USA
I continued my ongoing analysis of electric generation in the PJM regional grid where Delaware is a participant. I wanted to share the results of how much wind and solar power was generated in the...
View ArticleClimate impacts of fossil fuels in today’s electricity systems
SYNOPSIS Oil, coal, and gas account for approximately 80% of global primary energy, but only a portion of total airborne CO2eq (approx. 35% at GWP20 to 65% at GWP100), even though they account for 95%...
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New evidence renewables don’t reduce carbon dioxide emissions #DE #MD #NJ...
This comparison of actual regional grid carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions between 2019 and 2021 shows increased use of wind and solar did not reduce emissions. Wind and solar electric generation are...
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Virginia and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative #VA
Virginia Governor Northam led the Commonwealth into the multi-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). I conducted a multi-state study, updated for Virginia, which came to the same conclusion...
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Quantifying the land-based opportunity carbon costs of onshore wind farms #SCT
Highlights The displacement of terrestrial carbon stocks is crucial to quantifying the environmental impact of onshore wind energy. Direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions are quantified spatially...
View ArticleActivity of forest specialist bats decreases towards wind turbines at forest...
Abstract Worldwide, wind turbines are increasingly being built at forest sites to meet the goals of national climate strategies. Yet, the impact on biodiversity is barely understood. Bats may be...
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